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House Declines To Vote On Telecom Immunity
freedom_india alerts us to news that the House of Representatives declined to bring the surveillance reform bill to vote, prompting House Republicans to walk out in the middle of a session. The bill, recently passed by the Senate, includes retroactive immunity for the telecommunications companies who assisted with illegal domestic wiretaps. The walk-out comes after a proposal was shot down on Wednesday that would have extended the current legislation for another three weeks.
I'm surprised he isn't able to torture those members of the house who dissent until they bend to his will, it is the security of the United States which is at risk here and any reasonable person would understand that all available measures must be employed to maintain that security.
In related news. Bush vows to hold his breath until his face turns blue in protest of the house not being bipartisan by giving him exactly what he wants.
I haven't been in American that long (only almost 20 years). Has there been a worse president than this guy?
please... let me sleep... a little more... yay, no longer annonmyous coward.
Well, he could always order them waterboarded. I mean, he's already determined that isn't torture.
Mr. Hu is not a ninja.
Contempt of Congress...WTF! I hold nothing but contempt for Congress, guess i better start packing.
and in many ways, we're worse off.
How can you say this? The terrorists hate us because of our freedoms. We have systematically been eliminating their reasons for hating us! In just a few short years, I am sure they will love us again!
What are we going to do tonight Brain?
Most good skins are ones where you can tell one side from the other.